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Family cries foul over police botched investigation

The mysterious death of Hurungwe mother of four, Rumbidzai Tachiona, on June 16 has sparked controversy, with her family accusing police of dragging their feet in concluding investigations.Mashonaland West provincial police spokesperson, I…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:22hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter

Mtukudzi family set to hold separate events in September

LAST year, the family of the late Zimbabwean music legend Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi was thrust into the national spotlight amid a public fallout involving his daughter Selmor Mtukudzi. The drama, marked by Selmor's emotional walk-off from the…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:30hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter

Family in soup for marrying off underage girl

A family in Mapanzure, under Headman Matavire in Chief Murinye's jurisdiction, is facing investigation after reportedly marrying off their 16-year-old daughter following her return home late.The girl, who was in Form 3 at Makoni Secondary …

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:27hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter

Shuvai Mahofa's family faces eviction threat

The family of the late Zanu-PF politician, Shuvai Mahofa, may soon be evicted from a farm she seized during Zimbabwe's land reform era, amid claims that Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, John Paradza, is orchestrating a…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:14hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter

Family feud over SA citizen buried in Tsholotsho

The family of the late Churchill Guduza, former leader of the Mthwakazi Liberation Front, has been plunged into turmoil following disagreements over the burial arrangements of one of their brothers.Tensions flared after the death of Church…

Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:00hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter

N Richards cashier steals US$35 250

Police in Rusape have launched a manhunt for a cashier at N Richards Wholesalers, Tawanda Manzvinde (34), who is accused of stealing US$35,250 in cash collected over the Easter holiday  -  in a heist that has exposed glaring laps…

Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:07hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter

Family robbed US$1800, cellphone

A family in Mutasa was left traumatised after two unidentified assailants broke into their home and robbed them of US$1,854 and a cellphone, police have confirmed.The incident occurred on the evening of May 6, 2025, around 8pm, just a day …

Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:07hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter

Boy finally buried after 16 days of family dispute

After a prolonged 17-day standoff between his divorced parents over burial arrangements, 8-year-old Tinofara Muzavazi was finally laid to rest last Sunday.The young boy drowned while swimming in a pond after school on February 18. However,…

Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 06:51hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter

SA family reunited with boy who vanished in Zimbabwe

An 11-year-old South African boy who vanished from his home in May 2023 and took a bus to Zimbabwe has been reunited with his family.The Department of Social Development said the child was brought back to South Africa from Zimbabwe after b…

Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 08:07hrs | 2447 | by Staff reporter

5 family members die after eating treated maize

A tragedy has struck Dombodema Village in Mazetese communal lands, Mwenezi, where five people, believed to be members of the same family, have died after allegedly consuming mealie-meal made from treated maize seed.The shocking incident ha…

Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:10hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter

Family caught in mysterious haunting and family feud

A Chipinge family is facing a series of disturbing and unexplained events they believe are linked to the ghosts of two deceased traditional healers. According to the family, these healers' services were never paid for by their late patriar…

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 09:04hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter

Siqokoqela snubs Mphoko's burial

Siqokoqela Mphoko, the son of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, was conspicuously absent from his father's burial at the family's Douglasdale plot in Bulawayo yesterday. His absence comes amid a bitter and ongoing family f…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:39hrs | 2033 | by Staff reporter

Mphoko leaves family legacy of ruins?

Zimbabwe's liberation struggle hero and former Vice President, Phelekezela Report Mphoko, whose death in India has left the nation in mourning, returns home tomorrow to be laid to rest in a tragic family setting marred by years of bitter i…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:43hrs | 3716 | by Staff reporter

Mysterious fire destroys family's 12 huts

A devastating and mysterious fire recently ravaged five homesteads in Chimbudzi Village, Chief Mawarire's area in Mwenezi District, leaving the Chimbudzi family homeless and in desperate need of assistance. The fire, which destroyed 12 hut…

Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:54hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter

Bosso offers temporary home to evicted supporter and family

In an act of compassion and solidarity, Highlanders Football Club has stepped in to provide temporary shelter to Melusi Khumalo and his family after they were evicted from their home of 35 years last Friday. The family, including Khumalo a…

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:09hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter

Harare man attacks his mother with an axe in family row

A Harare man took an axe and inflicted a cut on his mother's head while threatening to kill her, a court heard this week.The incident followed a family row in which he took offence when the parent reprimanded him for verbally abusing their…

Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 09:04hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter

Granny bludgeoned to death for 'cursing' family

In a tragic case driven by superstition, a 27-year-old man from Marozva village, Shurugwi, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after fatally bludgeoning his 94-year-old grandmother, whom he accused of cursing his family.Takudzwa Mugar…

Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 15:56hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe decentralises teachers' recruitment

The government has announced a significant decentralization of the teacher recruitment process to district levels, aiming to address the pressing need for more qualified educators in the country. This initiative was revealed by Primary and…

Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:30hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter

Selmor Mtukudzi battles depression amid ongoing family feud

Selmor Mtukudzi, the daughter of late music legend Dr. Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, is currently grappling with depression stemming from a contentious family feud that has reached a boiling point. The emotional turmoil has left her feeling dish…

Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:23hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter

'Rhythm City' star opens up about family rejection due to his Zimbabwean wife

Renowned South African actor and former "Rhythm City star" Setlhabi Taunyane - also known as Bra Kop - has revealed painful personal struggles involving his family's rejection of his wife due to her Zimbabwean roots.In an emotional intervi…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:08hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter

Mtukudzi's 'love child' tears family apart

After recent revelations that the late music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi might have fathered another child, Aaron Chaka, his widow, Daisy Mtukudzi, has publicly accused some of her in-laws of conspiring with Aaron to emotionally abuse…

Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:32hrs | 1859 | by Staff reporter

Family dumps decomposing corpse at killer's home, demands 55 head of cattle before burial

A family in Silobela is demanding 55 head of cattle and US$8 500 as compensation before they can bury their son who was allegedly killed in a revenge attack.The family of Tinashe Manyeruke who was killed at Simana Business Centre in Januar…

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Family dismisses police account of armed robbery suspect's killing

Armed robbery suspect Godknows Machingura's family has demanded an independent inquiry into the music promoter's killing by detectives arguing the police account of his shooting did not match what has been observed during autopsy and the e…

Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 15:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe family basket doubles to ZWL$6,2m

The family basket has nearly doubled to ZWL$6,2 million from ZWL$3,6 million in December due to the continued depreciation of the Zimdollar, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said, spelling disaster for thousands of families count…

Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe family basket skyrockets to $3,6 million

THE cost of the food basket for a family of six has shot to ZWL$3,6 million, with retailers now charging some goods exclusively in United States dollars (US$) owing to the depreciating Zimbabwe dollar, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ…

Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:56hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Police exhume body after family claims wrong corpse from mortuary

Two Gweru families will today exhume a body of a deceased relative for reburial after one of the families mistakenly claimed a wrong corpse at the Gweru Provincial Hospital mortuary for burial.The other family discovered that they had coll…

Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 14:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Lightning strike strikes Faz leader's family members

Kudakwashe Munsaka, the leader of Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), suffered a tragic loss when three members of his family were struck by lightning during torrential rains in Zimbabwe last Tuesday. The devastating incident occurred in Bi…

Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:22hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe family basket shoots to ZWL$2,6m

The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has reported that the family basket's cost has risen to ZWL$2.6 million due to escalating prices of essential goods, posing a crisis for numerous households across the country.CCZ explained that the l…

Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:02hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

14 family members involved in a serious road accident

TWO family members died on the spot while 12 others were injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in was involved in an accident along the Harare-Bulawayo Road on Sunday afternoon.The Toyota Hiace kombi which had 14 family memb…

Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 19:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Family feud erupts after Zanu-PF candidate blames sister-in-law for losing election

A family feud has erupted after a Zanu-PF candidate who was running for Member of Parliament in Lupane East Constituency accused her sister-in-law who was a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) polling agent of de-campaigning her, leading t…

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 20:20hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Family house turned into brothel

A MUTARE woman is devastated after coming back to her parents' house, only to find out that it has been turned into a brothel by her sister and niece.Emmanuela Mutaka appeared before Mutare magistrate, Mr Xavier Chipato, applying for a pro…

Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean family buries four Boksburg gas victims

A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Lushongwe Village in Gwanda as relatives and friends of four family members who were part of the 17 people who died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksburg outside Johannesburg, South Africa, …

Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Family in close shave with death

A BULAWAYO family is lucky to be alive after a close shave with a venomous snake on Wednesday afternoon at their home in North End suburb. The snake was reportedly hiding in a water vase. B-Metro witnessed the capture of the reptile after …

Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Community wants witchcraft-accused family banished

St Peter's residents on the outskirts of Bulawayo are calling for a family to be banished from the community for practising witchcraft.This is after some community members suffered some mysterious ailments which left some bedridden.The com…

Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Family crisis in the West

I KNOW this is sensitive  ground and most people avoid commenting on, but I think it is too important to the world and our own families and society to just brush it aside as another feature of a failed society.Society in the West has …

Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 8 | by Eddie Cross

Zimbabwean family in mourning as teenage son stabbed to death at Leeds house party

A murder probe has been launched after a 17-year-old boy, identified as Trust Junior Jordan Gangata, was stabbed to death in Leeds.Police were called to a house in Salisbury Grove, Armley at 2.48am on Sunday morning over reports of a distu…

Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 11:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Family fumes over death of relative at hospital

SALLY Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare has stirred the ire of a family whose relative died following a reported operation mishap at the institution.The deceased, Tafadzwa Chasakara (41), died as a result of complications linked to the inc…

Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa family 'the most' persecuted'

Zanu-PF women affairs provincial chairperson for Midlands Tsitsi Zhou has said the recent sanctioning of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son Emmerson Jnr, is evidence his family is the most persecuted in the country.The US Treasury Departme…

Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala's 12 children struggling to survive

Opposition MP Job Sikhala refused to go to court this week for the ruling on his 10th bail application in protest against what he knew would be the outcome.His lawyer, Freddy Masarirevu, told the Sunday Times that the Citizen's Coalition f…

Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:09hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

4 die of suspected poisoning

POLICE has confirmed the death of four family members due to suspected poisoning after complaining of severe stomach pains at Musisinyani village in Mwenezi."The ZRP reports a sad incident which occurred on November 27, 2022 at Musisinyani…

Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Family finds blood sprinkled on doorstep

IN a scary incident, a family from Emahlabathini Village in Inyathi, Matabeleland North province woke up to a disturbing scene of blood randomly sprinkled on their doorsteps together with a white blood-soaked cloth with names of the whole …

Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Family exhumes body for reburial at family shrine

A Kwekwe family has been forced to exhume the remains of one of their family members for reburial at their rural home in Chipinge, Manicaland province amid claims that the deceased's burial in the Midlands province town was causing family …

Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:26hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Family of US$2,7m heist mastermind arrested

The family of Shadreck Njowa, the mastermind behind the ZB Bank US$2,7 million and $43 000 heist which occurred in January last year at Gwebi River Bridge along the Harare-Chirundu Road has been arrested in Harare.Njowa who had been on the…

Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

3 family members killed by Black Mamba

THREE members of a Hurungwe family succumbed to poisoning after they were struck by a venomous snake suspected to be a Black Mamba, while foraging for firewood.The bizarre incident occurred in the Karuru area of Hurungwe district a fortnig…

Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 20:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Harare family clashes with cops over arrest

A Harare man and his two nephews were over the weekend arrested on allegations of assaulting and apprehending two thieves they had caught stealing at their orchard/nursery in Braeside area, a move which has been condemned by their family m…

Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 20:58hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter

Slain CCC activist's family demands answers

PRESSURE is mounting on the police to unearth the circumstances behind the alleged abduction and murder of opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali by suspected Zanu-PF members.The police are being accused o…

Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

'Family members rejoiced when Tuku, Sam died'

DAISY Mtukudzi, the widow to the late music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi has claimed that some family members were happy about the deaths of Tuku and his son Sam. Tuku died of heart failure related to diabetes in January 2019 while his son Sa…

Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:20hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter

Joshua Nkomo's son wants father's remains exhumed from National Heroes Acre

ZAPU president Sibangilizwe Nkomo, son to late liberation war hero and former Vice President Joshua Nkomo, is demanding the immediate exhumation of his late father's remains from the National Heroes Acre in Harare.He wants the iconic late …

Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:28hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga consoles Siyachitema family

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has consoled the Siyachitema family following the death of Anglican Bishop Jonathan Siyachitema on Friday last week.Bishop Siyachitema (90) has since been accorded a State-assisted funeral and will be bu…

Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:09hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe prisons reintroduce family week

THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) is set to reintroduce family week as part of efforts to successfully reintegrate incarcerated inmates into society.Family week had been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will ma…

Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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